Where to Put Our Stuff

Now, its time to think about closets.  In this house, we will have just enough storage.  There are two conventional closets--in the guest room and the front hall closet.  The guest room closet can hold off season clothes and the front hall closet can hold most of our coats. There is one funky closet on the third floor (The slant of the roof dictated how high the closet would be) which can hold some off season clothes and off season shoes and boots.   We also have 4 dressers spread around the bedrooms that can hold folded clothing from various seasons.

There is the basement as well, but that space is for the larder overflow (i.e. freezer and company).

We will have a capacious closet in the master that will hold current season clothing ( excluding coats and outdoor boots, which I will get to later.)  It will have a sliding door.  When you open the door the lighting will go on, allowing us to view all of the contents of the closet.

I met with the California Closets rep last week at the house.  She made a series of suggestions about how we might arrange the closet.  I liked her ideas, but I don't like the fact that they use particle board.  We will go to see sample closets on Thursday.  I just think I am going to want real wood.  I also think that I can simplify the design she suggested and be perfectly happy. 

My goals are:
1. Dave and I have our own "closets". 
2. Each "closet" have sufficient space that the hanging clothes don't crowd each other.
3. We have a full length mirror FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!
4. That we have an organized system for storing our shoes that doesn't require us to crawl around on the floor to finding matching pairs of shoes.
5. To hang up belts and scarves.
6. To have a hamper that is not in the bedroom.

So, I have sketched out a closet plan that I think addresses all of the above:

Elevation

 

 

 

We will have another large closet in the kitchen.  It must double as a utility closet and a coat closet since it's right by the side door.  We will probably use the side door for the majority of exits and entrances since that's how to get to the garage.   I need space for cleaning products, the vacuum, the floor steamer and paper products (towels toilet paper, etc.) as well.

Here's this design:

Elevation

Elevation

When I talked to Ted about wanting wood, he looked at me really hard for a moment, then chuckled and said, "I know where this is going."

He HATES building closets.